Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97114.015 - Employee catches fingers in chain and sprocket, crushes seve

Accident Summary Nr: 97114.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 07/05/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1246515.015	07/13/2017		311612	Jbs Foods, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:45 p.m. on July 5, 2017, an employee was supervising while his coworkers were working on the limit switches at the back of the machine with the machine energized. A test hide was sent through the fleshing machine and got stuck in the rollers. The employee bypassed the guarding in order to pull out a hide that was stuck in the roller system of the fleshing machine and had his hand caught in the chain and sprocket that moves one of the rollers. The employee suffered several crushed fingers and a partial amputation. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Chain, Crushed, Finger, Roller--Mach/Part, Sprocket

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1246515.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, material moving equipment operators

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